Name: Paris Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Buyers showed good interest in weaned and pre-conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.04/cwt on 532 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −96.23 against this barn's trailing median of $230.27.

Average price

$134.04

532 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$14.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	691	134.20	927	526
Medium and Large 2-3	577	119.49	689	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.71/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale532 hd

134.04

—

KY average26 barns · 4,422 hd

131.91

+2.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

230.27

−96.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,676	96.76	1,622	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,070	80.48	861	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	66.67	1,016	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	61.54	711	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	54.83	544	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 lots · USDA AMS · Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	151.37/cwt	122.00–157.50	566	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	111.36/cwt	110.00–111.50	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	161.47/cwt	160.00–163.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,380.67/cwt	1,270.00–1,500.00	16,499	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,012.17/cwt	930.00–1,110.00	11,640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	9,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	141.99/cwt	125.00–149.50	728	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	143.81/cwt	122.00–154.00	603	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	135.76/cwt	123.00–150.00	646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.78/cwt	116.00–133.00	694	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.86/cwt	139.50–154.00	623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	104.83/cwt	99.00–106.00	905	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	110.53/cwt	106.00–112.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	126.60/cwt	126.60–126.60	896	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.31/cwt	107.00–127.50	767	77
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	833.33/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	141.88/cwt	127.00–147.00	550	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	165.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	114.36/cwt	106.00–118.50	779	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	121.10/cwt	114.00–123.00	943	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,007	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.46/cwt	160.00–164.00	533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	579	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	976.44/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	9,716	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,189	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,184	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	973.55/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,461	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	917.89/cwt	800.00–1,090.00	11,189	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	497	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	117.20/cwt	117.20–117.20	1,072	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.07/cwt	124.00–141.00	889	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.92/cwt	133.00–155.00	842	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	60.10/cwt	56.00–63.50	607	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	58.70/cwt	53.00–62.50	659	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,070	80.48/cwt	80.00–81.00	861	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	68.29/cwt	65.00–73.50	1,062	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	66.18/cwt	63.50–74.00	792	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	49.55/cwt	47.00–52.00	483	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	57.73/cwt	57.00–58.50	782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	49.30/cwt	48.00–52.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.27/cwt	118.50–125.00	889	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	141.04/cwt	134.00–155.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.44/cwt	127.00–146.40	683	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.43/cwt	121.00–139.00	682	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	148.71/cwt	144.00–150.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	133.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	111.18/cwt	100.00–116.50	806	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	115.23/cwt	114.00–119.00	545	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	105.36/cwt	95.50–121.00	1,879	9
Bulls	—	—	1,534	88.53/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,358	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	158.77/cwt	156.50–159.00	865	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.37/cwt	135.00–154.50	779	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.62/cwt	135.00–155.00	707	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	110.40/cwt	100.00–111.20	1,043	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.36/cwt	123.00–142.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.32/cwt	146.00–168.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	120.31/cwt	111.00–125.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	158.59/cwt	157.50–160.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	114.36/cwt	106.00–116.00	948	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.63/cwt	114.00–131.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	843	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

Thu May 7, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,510Last week 1,613Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 135Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	111.00	111.00
24	—	374	122.00–157.50	151.37
11	—	770	110.00–111.50	111.36
3	—	663	125.00–126.00	125.33
2	—	275	160.00–163.00	161.47
27	—	513	125.00–149.50	141.99
13	—	419	122.00–154.00	143.81
9	—	476	123.00–150.00	135.76
2	—	713	114.00–115.00	114.50
16	—	571	130.00–139.00	135.52
10	—	620	114.00–131.00	126.63
2	—	887	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	134.00	134.00
150	—	708	126.60	126.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	575	116.00–133.00	120.78
14	—	433	139.50–154.00	143.86
4	—	807	90.00	90.00
20	—	863	99.00–106.00	104.83
77	—	627	107.00–127.50	122.31
19	—	388	127.00–147.00	141.88
6	—	242	160.00–166.00	165.05
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
22	—	681	106.00–118.50	114.36
88	—	483	127.00–146.40	141.44
23	—	515	121.00–139.00	132.43
6	—	289	144.00–150.00	148.71
4	—	331	130.00–135.00	133.70
19	—	725	100.00–116.50	111.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	106.00–112.00	110.53
6	—	790	97.50	97.50
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
4	—	473	114.00–119.00	115.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	779	114.00–123.00	121.10
14	—	853	118.00	118.00
5	—	328	160.00–164.00	162.46
84	—	668	124.00–141.00	133.07
41	—	573	133.00–155.00	146.92
15	—	733	118.50–125.00	121.27
9	—	434	134.00–155.00	141.04
2	—	247	167.50	167.50
51	—	532	135.00–154.50	146.37
23	—	476	135.00–155.00	148.62
19	—	945	100.00–111.20	110.40
10	—	632	123.00–142.00	132.36
4	—	385	146.00–168.00	157.32
55	—	970	109.00	109.00
24	—	829	106.00–116.00	114.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	177.00	177.00
2	—	225	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
3	—	587	111.00–125.00	120.31
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	915	117.20	117.20
76	—	545	156.50–159.00	158.77
4	—	630	144.00	144.00
7	—	430	157.50–160.00	158.59
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	92.50	92.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,195	1,270.00–1,500.00	1,380.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	930.00–1,110.00	1,012.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	840	800.00–900.00	833.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	995	910.00–1,050.00	976.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,027	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	933	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,280	900.00–1,100.00	973.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,219	800.00–1,090.00	917.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	56.00–63.50	60.10
2	—	975	47.00–52.00	49.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,123	53.00–62.50	58.70
25	—	1,197	63.50–74.00	66.18
3	—	1,117	48.00–52.00	49.30
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	80.00–81.00	80.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,555	65.00–73.50	68.29
2	—	1,355	57.00–58.50	57.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,783	95.50–121.00	105.36
7	—	1,534	82.00–92.50	88.53
1	—	1,715	77.00	77.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Paris Stockyards - Paris, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle